Zhu Youzhu immediately gave an order and asked people to call the two brothers-in-law, Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling, to the palace.

Instructed, the general meaning, let the two brothers of the Zhang family lead troops to Linqing Prefecture to assist Zhang Zhouping in robbing the robbers.

Moreover, it was an immediate departure, with 40 light artillery pieces of 1,000 cavalry in the Beijing camp, plus cannonballs and yellow powder...... This was because he was afraid that Zhang Zhou would not have enough firearms in this battle and would not be able to directly defeat the enemy, so he asked the Zhang brothers to transport firearms over.

"Your Majesty, let Shou Ning Hou and Jian Changbo go, will it delay the big event?" Li Rong felt that the emperor was overly nervous.

Zhang Zhou sent a message from Dongchang Mansion and immediately led his troops to suppress the bandits.

If the capital sends troops again, it will basically be too late.

Zhu Youzhu said: "I just want to show my attitude, and also to prevent other Xiaoxiao from daring to go and take advantage of the fire to rob, even if I can't help, at least let Bingkuan have no distractions." ”

Li Rong thought about it, but the emperor was thoughtful.

If there are other thieves who are afraid that they will be served by Zhang Zhoulian in the future, and want to take the opportunity to partner with Su Twenty-eight and Zhong Twelve, Zhang Zhou's less than 1,000 soldiers and horses at that time may not be enough.

"Then order the localities, fully cooperate with this crackdown, from the political envoy department, the local state capital, to the health office and the inspection department, to fully cooperate, if anyone is ineffective, I will dismiss him! And directly to the law! ”

Zhu Youzhu was also ruthless.

"The old slave is going to draft the edict." Li Rong also hurriedly took action.

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The Zhang brothers were anxious and led their troops to Shandong, and the news soon spread in the capital.

When the officials returned home from their jobs that afternoon, they heard the outrageous news, and many people didn't even know what was happening in Shandong.

As soon as Tong Zhong came out, he saw Wang Shi, the new secretary of the Criminal Department, and Wang Shi said: "Maybe because there are thieves on the river who have done bad things, Your Majesty has sent troops to protect Cao." ”

Tong Zhongdao: "News from the Ministry of War? ”

"It's not." Wang Shi said, "It is said that it was said by the Zhang family themselves, and it was from His Majesty's order. Now the prince has not returned to Beijing, and I don't know if it is related to the obstruction of the prince's way back to Beijing. ”

After all, neither of them is from the official yamen, and they know too little about the details.

On the other side, Xie Qian sat in a sedan chair after leaving the palace, but was hindered by Ma Wensheng, the secretary of the ministry.

Xie Qian got down from the sedan chair again, frowned, and said, "Brother Negative Tu, you have really come to bother me a lot recently." ”

Ma Wensheng said: "I just learned the news from the Ministry of War, Zhang Bingkuan led the local soldiers to suppress the Kou, and the reason was that there were river pirates in the canal. ”

Xie Qian said: "It's already winter, it's freezing everywhere, do you have to pick this time for river thieves to make trouble?" Don't they know that Zhang Bingkuan is going back to Beijing? Do you have to touch his head? ”

Ma Wensheng hesitated, but still explained: "It is said that the prince is also among them. ”

"Where do you know?" Xie Qian was a little surprised.

Ma Wensheng did not shy away from it, and said: "The prince and Zhang Bingkuan went north together, and His Majesty was anxious to lead the troops south with Shouning Hou and Jianchangbo, and also issued an order to the local government to explain the urgency of this matter. Or Zhang Bingkuan deliberately wanted to exercise the prince in this way, or it was related to the prince's willfulness. ”

Ma Wensheng knows the character of the prince, and this kid especially likes to make trouble.

In Ma Wensheng's view, Zhang Zhou wants to steal or something, it is likely to "coax the child", and it is precisely because the prince likes this tone that Zhang Zhou will engage in this kind of activity.

Xie Qian frowned and said: "If it is said that the prince's southward movement was not instigated by Zhang Bingkuan, but the prince's unauthorized action, then what can you say this time?" Zhang Bingkuan doesn't know the importance of the safety of the Ming Prince? ”

Ma Wensheng said: "Leading the troops in person does not mean that you have to charge into battle. ”

Xie Qian said: "I know, I will find a way to talk to Your Majesty when I go back." I always feel that Zhang Bingkuan is licking blood at the edge of the knife, always doing a lot of indecent things, and the courtiers should maintain the stability of the prince, but he doesn't seem to know the impact of this, and he takes risks. ”

In the eyes of traditional civil officials, stability is the first priority for ministers.

If you don't make mistakes, you can talk about merit, or "a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall".

But Zhang Zhou is different, he always likes to do things that others dare not do, and he always likes to play big.

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For Xie Qian and Ma Wensheng, it is a bit unreasonable, but in Zhang Zhou's opinion, it is normal.

What kind of person is Zhu Houzhao, for ordinary courtiers, this is just a child who has not grown up, his character has not yet been determined, and others don't know what he will experience in the future...... But Zhang Zhou is familiar with history, and it is an "open-book test" in teaching children.

And Zhang Zhou didn't think it was dangerous to take Zhu Houzhao to level the two bandits.

The army soon passed Boping, and then went closer to Qingping, and then arrived at the base camp of the first group of bandits Zhong Twelve, because they wanted to march without startling the snakes, the team and its implementation were very fast, and did not alarm the local government.

The team was stationed first, and before nightfall, the Jinyi guard was sent to investigate the specific situation on the mountain, find out where the mountain gate was, and then complete the strategy.

Zhu Houzhao said excitedly: "Will you fight tonight?" ”

Zhang Zhou said: "Prince, you don't want to go into battle in person, right?" ”

"Or else?" Zhu Houzhao patted his chest and said, "Give me a firecracker, I'll aim there, I will definitely not get a hundred steps close to them." ”

Zhang Zhou pointed to the corner of the ground and said, "The prince should be ready to stay here and wait to intercept and kill the thieves who have escaped down the mountain." I will let the soldiers of Pingshanwei rush up overnight, blow up their camp gate with mighty gunpowder, and then rush in with cavalry, a Shenwei cannon is responsible for covering, and the prince, you are guarding here, there is also a Shenwei cannon, and people will be bombarded, and they will still use Pingshanwei's men and horses to arrest people. ”

"Where's the Jinyiwei?" Zhu Houzhao asked.

Zhang Zhou put down the baton in his hand and said, "Jinyiwei is responsible for protecting you." ”

“……”

Only then did Zhu Houzhao realize that it seemed that his own people were a big burden on the battlefield.

Liu Jin on the side persuaded and said: "His Royal Highness the Prince, this is your first time in battle, there is no need to rush to the front, the errand that can get credit is a good errand, and the credit for the captured prisoners is all yours, this is Master Zhang creating opportunities for you." ”

"Really?" When Zhu Houzhao heard it, it turned out that this was a good opportunity to give me the results of the battle.

Well-intentioned, this belongs to yes.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Put on your armor, Gonggong Liu, you have to raise the shield, what are the three long and two short of the prince, we don't have good fruit to eat." ”

"Yes, yes." Liu Jin smiled.

He once went to Biguan to be a town guard eunuch, but he still didn't get a good opportunity to make a contribution.

Originally, it was a big crime to accompany the prince to the south this time, but he didn't expect that there would be an opportunity to make military exploits before returning to Beijing, and he naturally knew that this would need to be grasped well.

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It is naturally very easy to attack a mountain with 1,000 men.

And Zhang Zhou found out early that in fact, Zhong Twelve's main men and horses were not in the cottage, to put it bluntly, their main forces were all outside preparing to ambush the caravan and loot everywhere.

There are only women and children left in the mountains, as well as some old and sick.

In Daming, bandits also belong to a profession, and it is very common to drag their families with them, and in order to develop, bandits are also very taboo about killing and injuring people's lives.

Cao Bao personally led 200 cavalry to prepare, and then the vanguard went to the gate of the camp overnight, buried the yellow powder, and ignited it with a fuse.

"Boom!"

With a loud bang, the camp gate was blown open.

Before the bandits inside could figure out the situation, the cavalry of the Ming Dynasty launched a charge from the bottom of the mountain, and the sentry of the bandits in the middle of the mountain found the clue, and then informed the mountain that it was too late, and along the way the Ming 200 cavalry rushed smoothly to the camp.

The bandits are also very experienced in escaping, and in order to avoid being surrounded and suppressed by the government, they also have a back hand, the so-called cunning rabbit three holes.

When they found out that it was the officers and soldiers who came to clean up, they quickly loaded their things into the car and fled down the mountain from the back mountain, and the path in the woodland, even carved out by themselves, was already under Zhang Zhou's control.

Soon, the camp on the mountain was basically occupied by cavalry, and the deserters of the thieves also entered the ambush circle set up by Zhu Houzhao himself......

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"Kill!"

Zhu Houzhao didn't mention how excited he was.

From afar, he only saw a bunch of black figures moving in the woods, and Zhu Houzhao seemed to have been beaten with chicken blood.

Immediately, the ambush of the Ming Dynasty was exhausted.

Rushing into the dense forest, capturing the bandits who dragged their families one by one, Zhu Houzhao's task was obviously to defend the back mountain, but he couldn't care about anything else, so he had to ride a horse to "kill the enemy" in person.

In the end, it was Yang Peng who "shook" him off the horse.

"What are you doing?" Zhu Houzhao shouted at Yang Peng.

The torch shines.

Zhang Zhou walked over from not far away, and at a glance, Zhu Houzhao was honest in an instant.

Zhang Zhoudao: "The prince forgot how to formulate the strategy? If a boss doesn't even follow the strategy, when he is in danger, your rash actions will bring about the destruction of the entire battle! Do you think that you can win a battle on the battlefield if you are brave and ruthless? ”

"Got it! Long-winded. Zhu Houzhao was on the rise, and he was taught a lesson by Zhang Zhou, so he was naturally unhappy.

Liu Jin ran back from not far away, and said excitedly: "I've caught it, I've caught more than 30 people......

"Only in your thirties?" Zhu Houzhao was very dissatisfied with the numbers.

When Liu Jin saw Zhang Zhou's presence, he suddenly felt that something was wrong, especially when he saw Zhang Zhou's stern gaze.

Yang Peng reprimanded: "Gonggong Liu, Master Zhang obviously asked you to raise a shield for the prince here to protect the prince's thoughtfulness, what about you?" ”

"Slave maid...... He was ordered to go and suppress the bandits. Liu Jin had no choice but to carry Zhu Houzhao out.

Zhu Houzhao said: "I asked him to go, I can't go in person, can't I let the people around me go?" ”

As he spoke, the people who collected the nets from all walks of life also returned.

Zhang Zhoudao: "It's good that nothing happens, clean up the mess and go back to the camp!" ”

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Zhang Zhou personally "escorted" Zhu Houzhao back to the camp this time.

Summing up the results, Yang Peng said happily: "The cottage was broken in one fell swoop, killing four thieves, arresting forty-five men, and seventy-two women and children. The aunt, concubine, daughter and wife of the Zhong Twelve family were caught, but it is said that they still have a stockade, which is in the north of Linqingzhou, and the specific location can only be sent to the army. ”

Zhu Houzhao smiled and said: "It's not more than thirty, it takes so much effort, if you only arrest thirty people, it's too embarrassing." ”

Zhang Zhoudao: "Winning is the most crucial, and how many people are killed or injured is not the point. After tonight, we will definitely startle the snake, if we want to fight Su Twenty-eight again, it will not be easy, we can leave to go north and return to Beijing! ”

"What?" Zhu Houzhao was surprised, "Don't fight?" Sir, you wouldn't have deliberately stopped halfway just because I wanted to go into battle today, would you? ”

Zhang Zhou asked, "Prince, do you know what the strategic intention is?" ”

Zhu Houzhao blinked and asked, "What is strategic intent?" ”

Zhang Zhoudao: "The strategic intention of this battle is to conquer Zhong Twelve's cottage, catch them by surprise, and let Zhong Twelve know that the officers and soldiers are now clearing them and letting them rein in." This is for us to pass through Lincheongju and allow the caravans and travelers of the canal to pass smoothly. ”

Zhu Houzhao said: "No, I think our strategic intention should be to keep the stability of the Ming Dynasty." ”

Yang Peng hurriedly said: "Your Royal Highness, that's not your task, that's the magistrate's." You and Master Zhang both have more important things to do, how can you deal with them here for a few little thieves in the local area? Besides, your safety, in general, is much more important than clearing out a few thieves. ”

"But I haven't had enough!" Zhu Houzhao looked aggrieved, "Sir, let's fight again and arrest Zhong Twelve at least!" Otherwise, I will go back to the capital, and I will come up with it again in the future, and if I don't have one for three or five years, don't think about it. ”

Zhang Zhoudao: "Now we should turn from the dark to the light, if there is still a fight along the way, then fight, otherwise you will settle down a little." ”

"Mr. ......"

"Non-negotiable!" Zhang Zhou said sharply.

It seems that except for Zhu Youji, only Mr. Zhang Zhou can talk to the prince so unceremoniously.

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Zhang Zhouping's battle of piracy belongs to directly attacking the opponent's lair, which is based on the fact that the intelligence work is in place and the ability to secretly march without revealing traces.

Immediately after the battle, the bandits on both sides of the canal withdrew.

The government even sent officials and other officials to protect the river along the way, and with the support of the government, the caravans and travelers detained in Lincheongju and Dongchang finally had the confidence to continue the journey by boat.

"That's it!"

After Li Zhaoxian learned the good news, he hurried back to inform his wife and sister.

But only his wife was there, and his sister was not.

Li Zhaoxian asked in surprise, "Madam, where did she go, little sister?" ”

Xu said: "There were people from Cai Guogong's Mansion who came to invite them before, and they have already gone to the prefect's yamen. ”

"Huh?"

Li Zhaoxian was surprised.

"Did the prime minister greet the prefect's yamen before?" Xu also wondered why the local government could find the inn.

Li Zhaoxian sighed: "I was afraid that my father would worry, and I wanted to use the local government to send a letter, who would have thought ...... But it's okay, my sister has always admired Lin Shangshu's daughter very much, and she called her a female gentleman, so I guess I saw it because of this. ”

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As Li Zhaoxian expected, it was Lin Yi who invited Li Yu over.

Zhang Zhou led his troops to Ping Kou, and it was impossible for Lin Yi and them to go together, so Zhang Zhou left people in Dongchang Mansion, and the Yamen of Dongchang Prefecture was responsible for supplying food and drink, etc., and the Jinyi Guard and the guards around Zhang Zhou were responsible for security.

When the prefect of Dongchang Mansion knew that Li Zhaoxian's brothers and sisters were also in Dongchang Mansion, and the female dependents around Zhang Zhou knew about it, Lin Yi also thought about inviting Li Yu over.

In fact, when Li Yu was in Nanjing, Lin Yi knew that she was there, but she couldn't find the opportunity to invite her at that time, and she didn't know where Lin Yi lived.

"Female sir."

In the courtyard, Li Yu was very happy to see Lin Yi sitting in the pavilion, and ran forward after turning three steps into two steps, with a bright smile on her face like a little fan girl.

Lin Yi got up and saluted Li Yu.

In terms of status, Lin Yi is not taller than Li Yu, and Lin Yi has always had low self-esteem because she is a concubine.

After sitting down, Lin Yi took the initiative to explain the purpose of the invitation: "There are some things that must be made clear to Miss Li, the previous words are not intended to be shown to you by the concubine, but written by the family." ”

Lin Yi smiled: "The female gentleman is so good at learning, why worry about being known?" ”

"I ...... I'm just learning very ordinary, I didn't write the word, it was made by my husband......" Lin Yi felt the need to make it clear at one time. 、

"Really?"

Li Yu didn't think it was too surprised.

After all, Zhang Zhou's reputation in the literary world is too high, and even his brother has become Zhang Zhou's fan brother, and he directly calls him "sir" in his mouth, Zhang Zhou is now equivalent to half of the world's scholars in the literary world.

But she still shook her head, "How could those beautiful words come from a man's hand?" ”

"I don't know." When Lin Yi mentioned this, she was also confused.

She also couldn't understand how Zhang Zhou could not only be like a fish in water in the officialdom, but also create a reputation in the literary world, and write those poems that moved her heart.

Li Yu grinned, revealing a pair of shallow smiles, and said: "I am relieved to know that the female gentleman is not angry with me, and I have always been worried that the female gentleman will not see me again in the future." ”

Lin Yi glanced at Li Yu.

I thought, they are all girls of the same age, but their birthdays are a few months older than her, and they look like innocent little girls, how do they feel like deep resentful women? No wonder the old man often talks about me like this, it turns out that I have too many things on my mind?

"I'm not mad at anyone......"

Lin Yi even wanted to say, I'm afraid you will look down on me.

You are the most beloved daughter of a scholar, and I am just an inconspicuous concubine of the Lin family, and I am just a concubine after getting married, and you will definitely be the wife of a big family in the future.

It's because I don't dare to face you, so I don't want to see you.

As he was talking, Wang Mingshan's maidservant walked in peacefully and said, "Young lady, someone just came back with a message, saying that the master won the battle, and we will leave for the north tomorrow!" ”

"Hmm." Lin Yi said, "I'll go back and clean up." ”

Li Yu asked, "Can I go?" Did Mr. Zhang win the battle? ”

Lin Yi was curious: "Why does Miss Li call her husband Mr.?" ”

"That's what they call it now." Li Yu pursed his lips and smiled, "It's also because my brother often calls me that, I just follow suit, and he also respects Mr. Zhang." Female sir, we have no one to protect us along the way, can I go back to the capital with you? ”

"This ...... I'm afraid it's not appropriate. Lin Yi hurriedly wanted to dispel Li Yu's thoughts.

Li Yu said: "You don't need to go along, as long as the boat is closer, if you encounter thieves, you have officers and soldiers who can protect us." Is this okay? ”

"That'...... Then I'll ask our wife to ask the people in the government...... I don't know if it's going to work...... I...... I can't guarantee it. ”

Lin Yi looked very unconfident.

Compared with Li Yu's liveliness and playfulness, she seems very restrained and can't let go.

(End of chapter)